Even though the reality that online wagering is now a many billion dollar business, and endless thousands of brand-new wagerers world-wide sign on daily to wager at online casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of internet betting who do not as yet have a good understanding of much of the doublespeak used in online wagering, and betting on athletic event in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and regulations of wagering:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of their chips into the pot. A side pot is developed for the bettors with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the same event.

ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified number of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A necessary bet in seven-card stud made by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.

BUST: You don’t win; As in vingt-et-un, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.

BUY-IN: The the least amount of cash required to enter a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals an already carried out wager.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without wagering. This is applicable only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to make a bet equal to but converse of the starting bet.

COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the three columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the shooter has achieved his point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to arrive at a point, or the 1st toss after a number is arrived at.

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to cover all the spots on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the initial two events of the day.

DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action will be smaller than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on one or more of 3 sets of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, indicating to bet on a team or player to win or medal in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical value as gambled, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: laying odds that two horses in a contest will complete the race in the exact identical order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a group of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.